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<DESCRIPTION>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2003


                                    FORM 6-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer

                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              For January 21, 2003


                             MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL
                                  CELLULAR S.A.

                               75 Route de Longwy
                            Box 23, L-8080 Bertrange
                            Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
                       __________________________________
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

     Form 20-F...X...                   Form 40-F......


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     Yes......                          No...X....


If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

     N/A



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On January 21, 2003, Millicom International Cellular S.A. ("MIC") issued a press
release which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by
reference into this Form 6-K.

Exhibit No.            Description

99.1                   Press Release dated January 21, 2003

                                    * * *

Certain of the statements made in this document may be considered to be
"forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements that include the
words "expect", "estimate", "believe", "project", "anticipate", "should",
"intend", "probability", "risk", "may", "target", "goal", "objective" and
similar expressions or variations on such expressions. These statements appear
in a number of places throughout the document. These statements concern, among
other things, trends affecting Millicom International Cellular S.A.'s financial
condition or results of operations, capital expenditure plans, the potential for
growth and competition in areas of the company's business and the supervision
and regulation of the telecommunications' markets. Such forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and
uncertainties; actual results may differ materially as a result of various
factors.

These factors include, but are not limited to:

     o    general economic conditions, government and regulatory policies and
          business conditions in the markets served by the company and its
          affiliates;

     o    telecommunications usage levels, including traffic and customer
          growth;

     o    competitive forces, including price pressures, technological
          developments and the ability of the company to retain market share in
          the face of competition from existing and new market entrants;

     o    regulatory developments and changes, including with respect to the
          level of tariffs, the terms of interconnection, customer access and
          international settlement arrangements, and the outcome of litigation
          related to regulation;

     o    the success of business, operating and financial initiatives, the
          level and timing of the growth and profitability of new initiatives,
          start-up costs associated with entering new markets, costs of handsets
          and other equipment, the successful deployment of new systems and
          applications to support new initiatives, and local conditions; and

     o    the availability, terms and use of capital, the impact of regulatory
          and competitive developments on capital outlays, the ability to
          achieve cost savings and realize productivity improvements, and the
          success of the company's investments, ventures and alliances.



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Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Millicom International
Cellular S.A. undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect
events of circumstances after the date hereof, including, without limitation,
changes in Millicom International Cellular S.A.'s business or acquisition
strategy or planned capital expenditures, or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.



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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

                                        By: /s/ Marc Beuls
                                            ------------------------------
                                        Name:  Marc Beuls
                                        Title: Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 21, 2003


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